Automobile-fender.



W. B. COLE. AUTOMOBILE FENDER. APPLICATION rnnn JUNE 16, 1911.

1,009,224, Patented N0v.21, 1911.

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W. B. COLE. AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 191 1.

Patented Nov. 21, 1911. v

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Jab Maw fas' WILLIAM B. cone, or

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* To all whom it my mama V Be'itknownthat L'W'HLI '13. Conn, a f citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago;county ofCook, and

State of I1linois; have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Automobile-.

Fenders, ofwhich the following is a specification! Y My inventionrelates to improvements in fenders especially designed for.automobiles,:

the object beinglto provide a fender which shall {be syImnetI-icalofdesign and eflicient in operation. v a 3 'lhe invention consistsinthecombination igf-and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedandclaimed.

My invention-will behest understood by "referenceto the accompanyingdrawings folll-lming apart of this Specification, and in firsTIR"preferred form of constructionas ill ustrated in the "accompanyingdrawings" comprises two pairs of forwardly extending d verging arms 1which are secured to the front axle 2 of the automobile by means ofbolts 3. Qnly one-pairvof arms 1 are shown in the plan view but sincethe design is symmetrical the arrangement of the pair not shown-isobvious. The arms 1 are disposed in thesamevertical plane and areprovided with out-turned'portions 4 at their forward ends to which'is'attached a vertically disposed angle iron 5 by means of bolts 6 thisconstruction being clear by reference to. Fig. l 2. One web of'the angleiron 5 extends latsocially and the other forwardly in order to properlyreceive the fender proper which is Y vertically slidable thereon.

" Thefender proper consists in I a, transv versely extending par, 7 thelength of which its is approximately equal tothe tread of the machine.Extending rearwardly from the bar 7 is a pair. of U-shaped lugs 8 whichembrace the outwardly extending web of the 'angle irons 5 as illustratedin Fig. 2- The w'connection'thus formed is such that the bar- 7 may movefreely. vertically on the guide ,angle iron 5. The bar 7 is normallydisposed-adjacent the top on the an le iron 5,

- andarranged directly below the ar 7 1s a fWIsimilar bar 9 havingrearwardly extending Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov,Applieationzfiled J'une 16', 1311. Serial No. 633,500.

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WARFFUEL, or CHICAGO, 1

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5 lugs 10 similar to the'lii'gs 8 provided-on the bar 7. The bars? and 9are secured relative t each other by means of a vertically ex- ;tendingmember 11 which isriveted to said gbars as indicated in Fig. 1.' Themember 5 11 extends below the bar 9. and is bent fori wardly andinclined. toward the center of the ,jmachine. From the center line ofthe machinethe member 11 is bent rearwardly and upwardly so as toconnect with the other end of bar 7. Connecting the inclined horizontalportions of the member 11 and the trans- :versely extending bar 7 is, aplurality of rearwardly and upwardly extending curved plates 12 the samebeing spaced apart -as :shown in Fig. 2. The ends of the plates .12 aresecurely riveted to .the member 11 and bar 7 and the resulting structureis very A 1 rigid and strong. s 1 1 From the construction thus fardescribed to move vertically on the guide angle. irons '5 and may beremoved therefrom if desired.

In order to hold the fender in proper position relatiie to the guideangle irons 5 a transversely extending rod 13 is journaled to themembers 1 by means of bearings 1d. Extending upwardly from the rod 13 isan g operating arm which is arranged adjacentone of the bearings 14 asillustrated in Fig. 2. Pivoted to the arm 15 at the upper extremitythereof'is a longitudinally j extending connecting rod 16 which extendsrearwardly to an perating lever 17 which 'is pivoted as at 18 to theframe 19 of the machine. The operating lever 17 may be provided with theusual quadrant 20 if de- Isired, the function of the latter being tohold said lever in any .angular position. Extending forwardly from eachend of the rod 13 are arms 21 which are slotted at their forwardextremities to receive laterally extending pins 22 provided on the lugs8. Only one of the arms 21 is shown in Fig. ;2'b.ut it is clear that theother arm is similar in construction to the one shown.

In order that a person may start the motor of the automobile by turningthe crank 23 which extends forwardly'from the body 24 of the machine adoor 25 is provided in the fender which is hinged as at 26 to turndownwardly, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. In this manner thecrank 23 is rendered accessible. In order to'avoid obstruction of theopening of the door 25 the bar 111) T is cut away at this point. Thedoor 27 when closed is automatically locked by a suitable snap 27. Theplateslz'l which-sconnect the members 11 with the bar 7 are somewhatmodified in the center of the fender on account of the door 25, thechange of construction being evident by reference to Fig. 2. s I i Inuse the fender is normally in an elevated position, and when it isdesired to lower the same into close proximity to the road surface it isonly necessary to move the operating lever 17 forwardly whereupon thefender will drop acorresponding distance. It is clear that when thelever 17 is locked in any position by means of the quadrant 20 that thefender will likewise be locked on the guide members 5. In case a personcomes in contact with the fender he will be thrown upwardly andto oneside without necessarily receiving any injury, the general contour ofthis fender being 'similar to that of a locomotive pilot which has beenproven to be the best design for a fender in afast moving vehicle.

The advantage of this fender over that of a locomotive pilot is that thesame may be moved to any desired vertical position at the will of theoperator to suit the 'arying road conditions.

An automobile fender of the construction set forth is symmetrical indesign, compact and neat in appearance, and highly efiicien't inoperation.

' IVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise detailsof construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentis:

l. In an automobile, a pair of vertically disposed guide angle ironsmounted at the front of said automobile, the webs of said angle ironsextending outwardly and forwardly, a pair of transversely extending barshaving U-shaped lugs embracing said outwardly extending, webs of saidangle irons,.and a fender mounted on said bars,

' substantially as described.

2. In an automobile a pair of forwardly extending diverging armsprovided adjacent each end of the automobile front axle, a vertlcallydisposed guide angle iron secured to each pair of arms at their forwardextremiof said angle irons, a member connecting said bars and extendingforwardly therei from, a series O f "PIB.tGS:COIIIIECtIIIg saidlastnamed inember with" saidtransversely exfor moving the samevertically on said guide members, substantially as described.

3. In an automobile, a pair of forwardly extending diverging armssecured to the {111- tomobile front axle adjacent each end thereof, thearms of each pair being disposed in the same vertical plane and theforward extremities of each arm being turned outwardly, a verticallydispcsed angle iron secured to the outwardly turned ends of each pair ofarms, the webs of each angle iron being disposed forwardly andoutwardly, a pair of transversely disposed bars the lengths of which aresubstantially coexten: sive with the width of the automobile. said barsbeing provided with rcarwardly extending U-shaped lugs which looselyembrace the outwardly extending websof said guide members so as to slidefreely thereon, members connecting said transversely extending bars andextending forwardly therefrom, and means for moving said bars and lugsvertically, substantially as described.

extending diverging arms arranged adjacent each end of the automobileaxle, the arms of each pair being disposed in the same vertical planeand provided with outwardly turned ends, a vertically disposed angleiron bolted to the outwardly turned ends of each pair of arms, the planein which said angle irons lie being somewhat ahead of the automobilefront wheels, a pair of transversely extending bars having rearwardlyextending U shaped lugs loosely engaging said guide members, means forconnecting said bars to form a fender proper, a transversely extendingrod journaled to the uppermost of said forwardly extending arms andprovided with forwardly extending arms having slotted extremities, apair of pins projecting from a pair of said U-shaped lugs and engagingthe slots of said slotted arms, and means for oscillating saidtransversely extending rod, substantially described.

5. In an automobile, a fender comprising a pair of forwardly extendingdiverging arms secured adjacen'tthe extremities'of the forwardautomobile axle, the arms of each pair being disposed in the samevertical plane and provided with bent portions at their forwardextremities, a vertically disposed angle iron bolted to said bentportions angle iron being in a vertical plane slightly ahead of theautomobile front wheels, the webs of the angle irons being disposedforversely disposed bars the length of which is approximately equal tothe width of the tending bars, and means pivoted to said lugs 4. In anautomobile, a pair of forwardly llt of each pair of arms, thedisposition of each wardly and outwardly. a pairfof trans automobile,rearwardly'extending' U-shaped lugs provided on each bar, said lugsloosely engaging the outwardly extending webs of the guide members so asto move freely thereon, a member connecting said transversely extendingbars at the extremities thereof and'inclined forwardly to the centerline of the machine, a plurality of plates connecting said last-namedmember with said transversely extending bars and curved downwardly andforwardly from the latter, a door centrally positioned on said platesand adapted to turn downwardly to provide access to the automobileengine crank, and means for elevating and lowering said lugs and theparts rigidly secured thereto, substantially as described.

6. In an automobile, a pair of arms extending forwardly from either endof the automobile front axle, a vertically disposed guide angle ironsecured to the forward extremities of each pair of arms, afender-proyided with lugs adapted to slide freely on said guide members,and means for moving i said fender comprising a transversely extendingrod journaled to said forwardly extending arms, a pair of arms havingslotted extremities formed integral with each end of said rod, therebeing pins formed integral with said lugs for engaging the slots of saidarms, an upwardly extending operating arm formed integral with saidtransversely extending rod, a connecting rod extending rearwardly fromthe upper end of said operating arm and pivoted thereto, an operatinglever pivoted to the rear extremity of said connecting rod and to theautomobile frame, and a quadrant arranged in operative relation withsaid operating lever, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM B. COLE.

Witnesses:

HELEN F. LILLIS, JOSHUA R. H. Porn.

